Need for Cultural Competence
{"Image DocumentName": "Need for Cultural Competence", "Image ImageDescription": "Respond to current and projected demographic changes in the United States. Reduction of long-standing disparities in the physical and mental health - status of people from differing racial, ethnic and cultural backgrounds. Improvement of the quality of services and primary care outcomes. Compliance with legislative, regulatory and accreditation mandates. Creation of a competitive edge in the market place. Decrease in the likelihood of liability/malpractice claims. A need for cultural competence is demonstrated by a 2003 Georgetown University, National Center for Cultural Competence policy brief. The brief identified several potential benefits that can be achieved through cultural competence. It may be important to include each of these rationales in the discussion at large as key reasons for emerging local, state and federal legislative efforts toward ensuring culturally competent care. In terms of policy making and legislation the reduction of health and healthcare disparities are by far the most common rationale as to why or at least how the issue is couched within the legislation. National Center for Cultural Competence", "Image XResolution": "37", "Image YResolution": "37", "Image ResolutionUnit": "Pixels/Centimeter", "Image Software": "SlidePlayer", "Image YCbCrPositioning": "Centered"}